ryannathans

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What's the best light desktop env to install in a Linux distro? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
Yet more examples of how copyright destroys culture rather than driving it in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 7 points 1 year ago

Yeah but it's too long

Yet more examples of how copyright destroys culture rather than driving it in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Generally speaking all the money is made in a very short time after release compared to the life of copyright

Flatpak haters seem to believe that if an app isn't on their distro's repos, it's the developers' fault. in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Bingo, and if the latest mesa breaks your app for example, you can target an older one until it's fixed instead of end users having to fuck around downgrading system packages

Who needs Skynet in c/memes@lemmy.ml
Flatpak haters seem to believe that if an app isn't on their distro's repos, it's the developers' fault. in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Flatpak solves the problem with targetable platform versions, you just update the manifest for your app every like 6-12 months to target the new one

Flatpak haters seem to believe that if an app isn't on their distro's repos, it's the developers' fault. in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 9 points 1 year ago (5 children)

You cannot statically link everything. Take graphics libraries and APIs for example, do you statically link against nvidia's or mesa's opengl?

Flatpak haters seem to believe that if an app isn't on their distro's repos, it's the developers' fault. in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

You cannot statically link everything. Take graphics libraries and APIs for example, do you statically link against nvidia's or mesa's opengl?

Flatpak haters seem to believe that if an app isn't on their distro's repos, it's the developers' fault. in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 16 points 1 year ago (21 children)

Why?

Authy got hacked, and 33 million user phone numbers were stolen in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago

Sames, aegis ftw

[OC] The Red Sea in c/pics@lemmy.world
[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago

Doesn't look very red to me

Anons wife hosts a pool party in c/greentext@sh.itjust.works
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